North West v Foyle takes place in Drunachose on Saturday 19th Feb.
Will the venue be able to cope with the crowd?
Will there be fireworks?
Will the game meet with expectations or will it be one sided.
North West are BIG favourites for the game having already beaten Foyle comfortably in a friendly at the start of the season, can the Foyle underdogs up their game or will they be steam rolled by North West.
Answers by 6pm on Sat 19th!
NORTH WEST
Rink 1
Jordan Mullan
Victor Morrow
Martin McCann
Ryan O’Neill
The Only rink to be defeated in the semi final. Ryan will be determined to do better in the final. Jordan Mullan at lead will be playing his second game for the zone team and this will prove to be a good experience for the talented young lad. Victor Morrow has been steady this season at second and the unmistakable Martin McCann at third may prove to be the match winner in this rink. If their front three performs for Ryan then this will be a difficult rink to beat.
Rink 2
Charlie Mearns
Paul Mearns
Richard Service
Keith McCullagh
This rink was superb in the semi final with Keith McCullagh returning to top form. Father and son front end, Charlie and Paul will prove a handful for any of Foyles front ends. Richard Service playing at third has been outstanding since returning to the zone team and always performs well. Keith skipping the rink, a man of vast experience at this level and above which may prove to be decisive when the pressure of the big bowl is to be played.
Rink 3
Gerry Barr
Nigel Craig
John Devine
Danny Ward
Gerry Barr at lead, this is the perfect spot for the ex foyle man, one of the best leads in the country and will be on top of his game when playing with Danny. Nigel Craig at second, Nigel will be excited about this game and has worked hard to get into the zone team and fully deserved. John Devine at third is always a tough competitor, always gives 100% and may be essential in this rink. Danny Ward at skip, The show man has started to perform for North West and that spells danger for Foyle. Danny was inspirational in the semi final victory but will take no pleasure in beating whatever Foyle rink he comes up against. Expect fireworks from this rink and Danny to be at his best!
Rink 4
Robert Allen
Russell Kennedy
Arnold Daly
Nishy Logue
The crowds will flock from all over the North West to see this match! The Best in the North West will want to prove that he still is and retain that title. Robert Allen at lead has proven to be a good asset and has loads of talent. Russell Kennedy at second has loads of experience that might prove vital on the day. Arnold Daly at third will enjoy the big stage and it will be important for the rink that he starts off well. All eyes will be on the Best in the North West to prove the pretenders wrong!
Rink 5
Colum Curran
Charlie Garnham
Nigel Mearns
John Kennedy
A front end of ex Foyle men with loads of experience, both will want to be winners on the day, Colum and Charlie are both ex foyle skips and have both put in some excellent performances this season. Nigel Means at third has been on form and his partnership with John is blossoming. John Kennedy skipping the rink is more than capable of putting in a great performance with loads of experience at zone level and above, John was at his best in the semi final and will want to reproduce that in the final.
Rink 6
Billy Broom
Chris Wylie
Peter Lynch
Leigh Harrison
Billy Broom at Lead, Billy returned to the team in the semi final and it was as if he was not away, a fine performance from the big man. Chris Wylie at second, Chris is an exceptional talent and will be keen to impress on this stage. Peter Lynch at third, the ex Foyle man has had a lot to say and will be keen to put to the sword whatever Foyle rink he plays, a highly talented player that will want to prove a lot on the day! Leigh Harrison at skip, a big time bowler that has been at the top of his game in the past few seasons, consistently on form The current Irish International will be hard to beat with a strong rink.
FOYLE
Rink 1
Manus Doherty
Kyle Lynch
Malcolm Thompson
Terence Patton
Have won 2 of their 3 games this season. Manus Doherty has enjoyed leading in the Foyle Team since moving from North West, a solid performer that won’t be far way. Kyle Lynch will not be short of confidence going into this match, the young man has loads of talent waiting to burst onto the scene. Malcolm has upped his game this year and has been very consistent at third for Terence. The skipper has a lot of experience and is a big time player, dangerous against any rink and capable of winning big.
Rink 2
Trevor Britton
Peter Eakin
Lee Britton
Stephen Holden
This rink was superb in the semi final and returning to the type of form expected of them. Trevor Britton has been exceptional this season, the pick of the Foyle leads thus far. Peter Eakin at second brings loads of experience and keeps the young men right. At third Lee Britton has been in superb form, the quiet man has put in consistently high performances in each round. Skipping the rink is Stephen Holden who has been getting better and better each round and was in fine form against Cork. A solid unit that has not reached it full potential yet!
Rink 3
Stuart Donnell
Patsy McCallion
Bill Holmes
Joe Miller
Stuart Donnell was brought in for the Cork game and did not disappoint, he lead really well laying good foundations for the rest of the rink, the young man will be looking forward to the final and it will be a good experience for him. Patsy McCallion at second has gone about his job quietly and efficiently all season, one of the unsung heroes in the Foyle team. The Chief at third has been inspirational this season having been given the chance to play third by Foyle this year. He will be keen to deliver especially against a team that did not give him the opportunity to shine. Expect the Chief to be on the Warpath! Joe Miller at skip, Joe has put in some top notch performances this year, winning 2 of his 3 games, Joe has played some big bowls this season and delivered some excellent shots under pressure.
Rink 4
Peter Nutt
Micky Fahy
Jimmy Mullan
Lorenzo Graham
Peter Nutt at lead has a lot of experience playing zone bowls and will need to be at the top of his game for this match. Mickey Fahy at second, a Foyle stalwart and servant of many years, at second Micky is capable of turning the game in Foyles favour. Jimmy Mullan at third, the ex NW man has loads of potential and another of Foyles quiet men, expect another good performance from Jimmy. Lorenzo Graham skipping, Lornezo has moved from third to skip since joining Foyle, the Bear and the Gardiner will want to put in excellent performances against their old employers and are more than capable of a win, expect the Bear to Roar! Let’s hope we see another robotic dance………..
Rink 5
Bobby Donnell
Ronnie Donnell
Pat McSorley
Dermot McCarron
Bobby Donnell leading is capable of putting in a good performance and will be expected to deliver by Dermot. Toucher’s will be a necessity for Dermot’s game to flourish. Ronnie Donnell at second, Ronnie has had a few good zone games this season and will be up for this game, can do a lot of damage at second. Pat McSorley at third has tons of experience at this level and has gelled well with Dermot, one of the best hitters in the game I expect the jack to be in the ditch most ends in this game. Dermot McCarron at skip, Dermot is probably the most experienced Foyle player at this level, Dermot can be devastating on his day and will be up for this game.
Rink 6
Johnny Donnell
Noel Donnell
Andrew Whiskers
Mark Beattie
Johnny Donnell has progressed each season and is now a formidable zone lead, he is having his best season to date and will go into this game full of confidence. Noel Donnell at second can be explosive, Noel if on form will be a decisive factor in this game, capable of putting in a high performance. Andrew Whiskers at third is the last of the quiet men on the Foyle team, a proven track record and consistent performer at zone level. Mark Beattie at skip, more than capable and calm under pressure has put in some great performances this season and will look to continue this in the final.
looking forward to it should be a great match and win or lose it should be good craic at the drummond hotel afterwards.
ReplyDeletejj canning
and the unmistakable Martin McCann at third may prove to be the match winner in this rink.
ReplyDeleteWhats this about Mark. I know hes a bigun, but unmistakable wtf!!!
Martymac :)
Not my words Marty, u may look to some1 from the North West for that!
ReplyDeletevery disapointing news heard tonite at st finloughs is danny will not be taking part.
ReplyDeleteeven mark said danny wont get pleasure beating a foyle rink if he played.this was a very reliable source who said this.danny was awesome tonite winning 17-4 and doing the damage for st filoughs aganist bobs bar.when someone who came to watch the match said "save some of thos for saturday danny was heard saying sorry friend wont be playing".both men had tea together and one left the hall very disapointed.
I myself can fully understand why danny does not wana play,he is in a no win situation.
Im sure all eyes from both sides would be on danny and he just does not need that.he also said after league is over he is finished playing again.
Danny will be playing on sat,be sure of that.
ReplyDeleteIndeed he will to help north west on their journey to a second trophy in two weeks and furthur lead us on our quest for the boomer next year!!! Good luck on saturday danny the whole of the north west are with you and wish you well!!
ReplyDeleteYes Danny go and enjoy the game on saturday its only a shield game between two sides with a lot of friends in both next year we have bigger fish to fry.
ReplyDeleteJesus what a load of tripe on this blog Danny should play on Saturday but anyone who believes that he is 100% behind beating foyle and basking in it need to look at themselves, Danny is 110% Foyle no doubt there, Foyle to win on sat, take that to the bank
ReplyDeletenorthwest will win on sat and danny might take no pleasure in beating foyle but as everyone knows when danny steps on the mat he is there to win and the rest of his rink will give him all the encouragment he needs to see it through
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to have to pull out of the meal on Saturday after the game this is due to family committments but i will be there later to join in the craic, i agree that Danny will be up for the game once it starts but overall how it will end no one knows
ReplyDeleteYou wont be there homer just tell the truth!
ReplyDeleteI can asure you now danny ward will NOT play.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who has his number ring and ask him
i have just rang danny and he will be playin so we can put that rumour to bed and i would bet my life on it he wins his match to
ReplyDeletebring on foyle on sat cant wait to get at them northwest is my home now were we play the true art of bowls our team is superior to that of foyle and you will see the big smile on my face come six o clock sat when northwest are winners by a long way EX FOYLE NO 1 PETER HOT STUFF LYNCH
ReplyDeleteNw is your home peter but when your protector moves away next year you will be home alone and about as wanted as a hair in a sandwich my advice is for you to grow up and keep your big mouth shut you have nothing that scares anyone in foyle you are a member of a very talented squad but you are at most just making up the numbers you have a lot to loose by slabbering like that and i hope that you regret every word you have posted i will now be going on sat to watch you get whats coming.
ReplyDeleteFrom a true bowls supporter
to above post.
ReplyDeleteur so silly as i can tell you peter did put that post on.people are stirring it up and im sure you have common sence enough to no that or maybe quite the opposite with ur reply to a silly post.yes peter wants to beat foyle and rub it in along the way.my views are the opposite as every foyle bowler knows.if your a true bowls supporter i think you should have put your name to your post.you gave the poster the responce he wanted.silly boy.DANNY WARD
Please leave the attacks on our team out of it i cant see anything but a peter lynch win considering his rink!
ReplyDeleteJes, if i wasnt playing myself on Sat, you couldnt stop me coming to this game.. even got a big smile on my face reading all these comments.
ReplyDeleteHopefully my old team can rise to the task and overcome NW to lift the shield. Sorry - NW - got a few friends down there even relatives, but Foyle my old team so hope they do it.
Will give yous a ring on Sat straight after our game to find out result.
Eddie
ReplyDeleteGood luck in your quest for the boomer.
I'm looking forward to the game on Saturday and the banter. Bragging rights will last a long time over this one.
thanks drift wood,you ever hear of sitting on the fence or the saying blood is thicker than water,im sure colum will be delighted.
ReplyDeleteonly for fred,john quinn,nixon,david crawford and the rest of donegal i say come on northern but i have to stand by donegal for my true friend fred eakin as i spell his name.
goodluck to all donegal leads,seconds,thirds and 5 skips from colum curran.hope you 23 have a great victory.goodluck fred
ReplyDeleteThese two zones meet once again tommorro night in the junior battle. who's the favourites?
ReplyDeleteto read all the tripe written on this blog you would think it was the boomer cup final !!
ReplyDeletepinch yourselves its the LOSERS FINAL !!
as for danny ward the sooner he goes back to derry the better the vast majority of bowlers in the north west zone will be glad to see the back of him .
I dont know who posted last comment but you are full of sh** i can tell you now nobody at northwest wants to see the back of danny and if they do its a pity as he is a talented bowler and someone i can now call my friend.If you are going to make these kind of statements then grow a set you know wot and be man enough to put your name to the post and let danny and the rest of us see how big a man you are THE HORSE!!
ReplyDeleteto anon 18feb 2011 00:19.
ReplyDeleteto say the vast majority of bowlers in nw will be glad to see the back of danny ward is a joke.
come along tomorrow and watch the most gifted player i have ever seen play for northwest and watch the support danny gets.i beleive your not nw,i think your foyle playing a great mind game and hope danny does not play.
as the horse said put your name to the post then we can really judge your opinion but guess what you could take a leaf out of dannys book and say what you say with your name to it.
your a coward and thats something we cant call danny,your faceless,something we cant call danny and your certainly not sporting something again ward has.
hope your there tomorrow and your sick with envey when you see danny help nw win,your a disgrace.
Well said Horse.. I am looking forward to the loosers cup tomorrow and I know that Danny Ward is not only wanted at NW but is a real talisman and nw would want to retain his services for as long as they can, that post is just another feeble attempt to create friction before tomorrows match so if you want to see how the 2 teams respect each other go to the meal afterwards and see how it should be done, YOU ARE NO MORE THAN A WASTE OF SPACE..
ReplyDeleteyou call yourself a north west person,catch yourself on.i hope you stay at home,your a disgrace with your bitterness,goodluck danny play and win
ReplyDeletewell said horse and roll on sat should be good craic
ReplyDeletejj canning
Who in their right mind would say that any team let alone a zone team that had the chance to have Danny Ward in their ranks would want to see the back of him. I for one am so glad to hear that Danny is playing for the Blues tomorrow, not only is he a terrific bowler but the person who has the ability to bring out the best in his rink and team. Danny is a true legend of the game and i know that he has many friends from Foyle and the game will not be easy for him tomorrow but 1 thing for sure is that Danny will give 110% for the NW tomorrow and hopefully for many many years to come. Good luck to North West and the 23 man team of Donegal tomorrow....
ReplyDeleteThe WElder.
Just got a text that blows everything out of the water it stated that everyone wants to be like Danny... What will Ryan do? And can someone get me a bucket lol
ReplyDeleteTo the person who said nw will be glad to see back of danny ward.ward is always welcome in nw,
ReplyDeletejust look at his performance in quarter and semi final.look at what the man has done in bowls,title after title.jes you must be a sad person to put that post up.go take a look in the mirror and see a twisted person.
who ever put that post up about danny is an idiot.do you not realise what you have done for foyle,big question now is will danny play.nw supporters and players were wondering if danny would be same player for us aganist foyle as he was aganist oriel,you have given danny a chance to think do we all think same way about danny,
ReplyDeletein no way at all do we think the same danny and i will be cheering you on as i did in oriel were i beleive we had the real danny ward.
just back from holidays just reading all those comments about danny ward i do believe danny will play wont take much joy out of beating foyle but i no will go out to beat whoever he meets
ReplyDeleteme and danny ward go back along time what a friend i have but on the day he has a team to play and on the day may the best friend win
as for peter thats just peter
mickey the legend fahy
best of luck 2 both teams.it should be a great game.
ReplyDeletemc
Never mind the bowls. Danny on Danny off, nw win by a landslide or a tight match, a streaker runs across the three mats or not. Are we getting a cuppa at half time like you would at foyle or have i to bring a flask and a ham sarni for me and Nuala. JOE MILLER
ReplyDeleteRight Foyle....Up and at em!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to everybody in the plate final today and when danny returns home then we shall lift the boomer.
ReplyDeleteYassssssssss! Come on the North West!
ReplyDeleteBrillian game to be at. Delighted for Lisa after the stick she has taken in the last few months. Commiserations to Foyle, played some great bowls but in the end up NW were too strong!
northwest came out on top and rightly so, stronger team.atmosphere was brillant.without doubt best mat to watch was mat 2 first half.
ReplyDeletehow ward took the pressure in this game was unbeleivable,from the start the foyle players made it clear he was mr foyle no more. ward v miller.i honestly beleived danny would not play today aganist foyle.first end wards last bowl he turns a good bowl out played by joe to pick up 3 shots.after this we knew danny was up for it.game ends in a draw 7 all.9th end ward played great bowl to lay 1 were joe was lucky to get wick and take danny out,other wise danny would have won for northwest.got say folks ward was northwest through and through today.his support for nw in second half was superb.
john kennedys rink,what a display.all played well with kennedy outstanding.
keith mc culloughs rink what can we say,total class.what a performance totally destroyed mark beattie.kept the pressure on foyle all of second half.
leigh harrisons rink,peter lynch had done alot of bumming that nortwest would beat foyle,today lynchs bowls did the talking.
tbitnw defeated by terence patton.good performance by foyle rink.
ryan oneill.2defeats in a row now for ryan.ryans rink had a real bad day,good win for dermotts rink.
best moment in hall today.ward walks into hall and gets slated by foyle players to get into foyle photo,only ward could think of perfect reply,he kisses the northwest badge and hall erupts.
well done to foyle a great display but northwest too strong on the day.game played in great spirit and both team members and supporters went on to drummond hotel for a meal.
well done to the victors northwest.flash
Must say yesterday was a great advert for the game. After all the crap posted on this and other blogs the atmosphere was brill especially in the first half. NW proved just to strong and deserved to win. Foyle have come a long way this year and great to see a young man like Stewart Donnell getting a chance. He had another good game from what i heard as I was playing at the time.
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone involved in the Zone I really enjoyed my first ever experience of Zone bowls.
Well done to all the Foyle players and again congrates to NW.
manus great post,could not have said better myself.first half atmosphere was unreal.everyone knew the first half would be good with ex foyle man danny playing.irish news even mentioned danny playing foyle.miller playing ward.total entertainment.foyle gave it to ward and ward gave it to foyle.the game was an outstanding display for bowls.
ReplyDeleteonly thing dampened the day was donegals loss to northern.
never write off the northern they are simply magic when it comes to finals 7 boomers now. well done to the GREAT edwin irwin in collecting his SIXTH winners medal yesterday.
ReplyDeleteGreat day yesterday in every way, 48 friends went out and gave 110% for their teams and the suporters from each side made up an extra man each, congrats to Lisa and NW on a fine win yesterday and to my team mates at Foyle, you put in some effort yesterday and I am proud and glad to be counted amongst you thank you all.
ReplyDeleteWill just comment on 2 of the games from yesterday, firstly the game on mat 2 first half.. WARD V MILLER.. this was the game that you could not have paid to see, great to be involved in and by the reports from the side good to watch too, Danny was at his best and gave his all for NW in this and nobody could doubt his commitment, he played every end with desire and a will to finish it at every chance, he had his rink up for this and it showed, what a player he is and great to watch plying his trade.
Now to my club and zone team mate Joe Miller, he has showed me over the last few yers why people class him as a legend too, his never say die attitude and his ability to coax the best out of you is an absolute pleasure to be involved with, he was willy enough yesterday to stick to his game plan and it worked, well done again Joe.
Lastly I would just like to comment on the Peter Lynch saga, surfice to say that Peter did his talking on the mat yesterday playing an amazing game at 3 to Leigh, well done Peter.
I was glad to see so many going for the meal afterwards and mixing so well, great meal too by the way, great nights craic, pity about the Karaoke though, I think Nishy breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was not working as I was pacing up and down waiting for my chance to shine lol
just like to comment on super display by lynch it was by far the best display pity it wasn't yellow stickers on well done peter
ReplyDeleteTo last post. Nice
ReplyDeletecomment Peter. After all Peter you are sooooooo wonderful.
As a spectator and a supporter of nw i have to take my hat off to foyle as they raised their game yesterday and showed that their isn't a great deal between us. in fact the choice of shots in some ends by foyle skips was weird to say the least and things could have been tighter. A special mention to Lee Harrison who again showed just what a great player he is especially under pressure. Also terrance patton who grinded out a great win for foyle and joe miller who always seemed to have the measure of danny ward and was unlucky not to win.
ReplyDeletebill as usual your the gentleman.game aganist joe was unreal.atmosphere was unreal.i could hear all foyle supporters roaring foyle aganist us.yes i was up for it but foyle supporters were up for me playing foyle.
ReplyDeletedermott,marina,kathleen and nuala gave their all.i had a ball,every shot i got i looked at my son,the smile on his face was just like his dads.he said he could never let me go down to play so many friends and not be there.
for the record my son was disapointed id left foyle,sister called me a traitor,lol.
i must gave special mention to a special player,Keith McCullough,he was outstanding in zone this year and again his rink did massive damage to opposition,felt sorry for mark beattie.
finally my day was made by who else other than a good friend peter eakin.at the speeches he said i was the best in derry and now im the best in the north west.mr o neill my friend i hope you heard and to the past best in the north west robert allen i hope you took note.
goodluck foyle and i wish you every success (except when you play us NORTHWEST )in the future and if available i will be at your game.
above two posts tut tut tut.take it peter and danny will be on your xmas card list.peter give a great display,he got shot after shot with his bowl.as for joe who had a good game and no disrespect to joe he was chasing danny the whole game.danny got five chances in the game and took them all,first end danny set the hall alite.to say joe was unlucky not to win is sour grapes by you.what about wick joe got to take danny off after danny played a great bowl in the nineth end.you must not have seen joe saying he was lucky.danny should have won.
ReplyDeleteas a player on sat i can honestly say the best player we had on the day was the quiet man john kennedy he was outstanding from start to finish he played some big bowls when they were needed keith and richard also had great games and destroyed the rink of a fine player in mark beattie who was unlucky on a few occasions and joe miller had a lucky bowl in the 9th end which led to him gettin a draw but overall north west were to strong a graet days craic and a great night followed all credit to the foyle lads they did themselves proud with a big turn out at the drummond. One thing foyle needs to sort out for next year is the bears awful dancing both on the mat and off it it should come with a health warning
ReplyDeleteThat is a very feeble argument and it makes me sick to the bone to think that after the dust settled in our game, regardless of who did what and when, if you were to ask both skips then they most likely would have settled for a draw as a good reflection of the game, as for the wick by Joe, well yes it does sicken you when it happens against you but if the shoe was on the other foot and you got that wick would you be sporting enough not to take the shot ? Talk with sense, I am a great believer that if you are coming into a head with enough weight to push you through then anything can happen, and it did, afterall that was the shot Joe was playing, thanks for the post Danny it was a pleasure -playing against you, and with my wife watching me too I could not afford to loose or I never would have heard the end of it.
ReplyDeleteSo lets put this wick business to bed once and for all, Danny never complained about it so why should you. And to say that we chased the game is a nonesense, we had it there to win in the last end but could not do it, I have not enjoyed a game as much in a long long time, Danny not only brings the best out in his rink but also the other rink as well.
At the end of the day it was the Joe and Danny show and it was good to play a part in it.
I absolutely loved Saturday, I thought the atmosphere was brilliant and taken in great spirit, with some great moments,They should organise this for once a year, with dinner afterwards, after all the two zones have lots of friends in them. Where else would you get such entertainment for free,It certainly gave you the feelgood factor and after all that is what it is really about
ReplyDeleteHave to agree with the chief,Danny did not complain with the draw,i think Joe's rink were outstanding special word for young Stewart Donnell,what pressure for the young lad but he was so cool.Whoever was drew against Danny that was going to be the hardest game mentally to play and i think a draw was a great result for Joe in that game.Overall there was not much in the game the better team won on the day,great spirit from both teams and banter was good even before the game.There has been a lot said on this blog before the game but i think the players showed what respect they have for each other on the mat and then joining together after the game.The one big winner Bowls.
ReplyDeletePeter Eakin
JUST WANT TO SAY THANKYOU TO DANNY WARD everyone knows it was the danny ward show.can anyone tell me another player who draws such attention in bowls.i think he is playing twenty odd years and still its ward ward ward.he took six or seven years out,came back to nw league and i bet he never imagined he would end in final playing foyle.ryan oneill saw a great opportunity and got danny on board to play,put his name in for selection on nw team.take a bow ryan great decision for nw.i have no idea how ward took the pressure from foyle fans,they were great.one end danny took bowl of and next bowl played a plant to take a good bowl by joe off.i know danny has his faults but he proved me wrong when i really got to know him and itold him that.on the mat he is a **** but of the mat he is a gentleman.last words danny,i think your a better team player(even leigh told you that) than you are a player and your some bloody player,maybe the best i ever saw or certainly one of the best.
ReplyDeletethanks for given it all for nw,never thought you would and i told you that as you know.j.
i think above post is a super idea as the day was brillant and id love it every year.to both teams thankyou for a wonderful game and to both sets of supporters thankyou for a great atmosphere.j
Great game and a superb advert and it was nice to see both teams afterwards in the Drummond Hotel mixing together like that and that bowls was the real talking point and the winner on the day.
ReplyDeleteHighlight for myself was Joe Miller and Danny (Irish News) Ward battle on the 1st half and a draw was a fair outcome.
JJ Canning
Foyle juniors threw to final this saturday coming. Some great bowls played.. Wish the ladies could get an atmosphere like the men did on saturday. Throughly enjoyed the match. Dermott mccarron rink did really well beating ryan. Great to see foyle introducing few young people both on mens and ladies teams.
ReplyDeleteI dont quite know how to put this without being condescending to you j but to say Ryan deserves applause for having the foresight to put Dannys name forward for selection for the zone, that decision is the no brainer to end them all and i consider myself to be good friends with both of them, its a bit like asking if Tiger Woods can join your local golf club but what Ryan and co need a pat on the back for is for talking Danny into playing zone bowls at all, that is where the magic is
ReplyDeleteThe cutting edge question is when are the North West going to come in for me and get me out of retirement to play zone bowls again....ohhhhh how i would love to get one over on that Joe Miller!!!!!...lol
ReplyDeleteIt wasnt much of a problem for me to get Danny back into zone bowls, thats were he belongs, we had a good chat and certain things were discussed and certain things will be kept between the both of us.
ReplyDeleteThe decision was made back in september and if i can do a little to help the north west zone then i will as am sure all zone players will do within their respected zones.
I look forward to play with Danny next year in the north west zone team.
Ryan O'Neill
i was there when ryan ask danny could he put his name in for nw selection.its true,if ryan had not asked danny would not have played
ReplyDeletewould just like to clear 3points up.
ReplyDeletefirstly my celebrations,my celebrations where directed at my son who is called johnny for short.can asure you it was not johnny donnell.
jd and some other people thought it was directed at johnny donnell,not true.
second point.yes joe got a wick in 9th end and i did say to joe did you think you missed,he said yes,i also thought he had missed it,i wont say what i said under my breath,it sounded a bit like duck that.we would have been 8-5 up playing last end.draw was a good result for joe and i.
last point.colum curran got me to play bowls this year and many times i said duck you to colum.ryan oneill was the man behind me playing zone bowls this year.ryan and i had a chat and yes some things will remain private.ryan did what any good zone member would do for his zone.
so thankyou ryan for a great semi final and final and maybe next year we will have great fun as well.
ps i would just like to say i received great support from the gentleman from the northwest as i call him,martin mc cann.what a good friend he has been this year.just wish he had have turned up on saturday.sorry friend could not resist.
if foyle had done their homework right danny and co would have played for foyle.danny gave it all on saturday as he is a team player.
ReplyDeletehe will come back to foyle.ward should join the selectors and the foyle team will go from strength to strength
think there was more to danny joining nw than ryan. were did he get the idea from?
ReplyDeleteIt is great that Ryan's approach to Danny in September has now reaped its reward for NW. Danny a gentleman off the mat but his competitive nature on the mat does not always go down well. I for one am so glad to see Danny back playing league and zone bowls and will always have the upmost respect for him.
ReplyDeleteDanny will be wearing the blue of North West for years to come and hopefully his driving force can reap rewards with the juniors that Ryan is involved with. Great to see Danny at the Juniors on Friday night.
everyone knows if you take the competitive edge off danny(irish news)ward he never would have been so successful in bowls.yes he has lost his appetite in tournaments as can be clearly seen but put danny in a team event and it is clear to be seen his appetite returns.saturday proved that.i honestly hope danny comes back to foyle.
ReplyDeletedont know if anyone else noticed,dannys and junes last conversation in the hall on saturday was with each other in a corner.maybe the ast was put to sleep and we see danny back at foyle next year as a selector and following year on foyle zone team.thanks danny for the entertainment on saturday.cant beleive u kissed that flippin badge but it was a great responce to our players.take care big lad
why dont you ask ed curran - hes the deal maker from what i hear
ReplyDeletewell i wish you had put your name to post because your right.eddie did put the idea in ryans head but it was ryan who went to st finloughs and ask danny would he be interested in playing for nw.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from our northwest freinds but i think this blog should be about foyle bowls why not start a proper northwest blog this time instead of having to read a foyle blog.
ReplyDeletewho cares who he played for,he will be back to foyle next year.shield victory is now history.
ReplyDeletewe look to future now.
Anyone writing a match report from Saturday?
ReplyDeleteNw won foyle lost. Good enough
ReplyDeletelol above post correct.hall was packed and like all thos there you should have come along.wish foyle and nw played every year.it was fantastic atmosphere,what bout danny irish news ward kissing northwest badge,biggest cheer of the day,traitor,lol.next year he will be kissing foyle badge on his chest.
ReplyDeleteThat wont happen with the new rule not only is he not eligable for selection for Foyle next year but he would have to play his nationals next year to get into Foyle for following year, you can sort of see the sense in the rule but it will not help Foyle in their task of getting the prodical son home again, yes he kissed the badge on Sat but did he mean it i dont think so he is foyle through and through both him and Barr looked like fish out of water on Sat, change the rule and get him back asap, he is the only man who could honestly put the correct 24 out for the game and play them where they should be.
ReplyDeleteHis game with Joe in the first half was a real treat to watch and i focused so much on watching that game that the 2 others might as well not been there, sorry to all involved, from start to finish this was a real needle match with the 2 skips knowing each others game so well it was more like a game of chess, Ward playing long jacks and getting his rink to push up and put it in the ditch and Miller playing short jacks and trying to build heads, compulsive viewing and i think a draw was a fair result because both sides had their chances to win the game but just could not do it.At the end of the day they simply cancelled each other out.
Overall I would say that NW looked very strong and confident, Foyle are not that far away from hitting the ground running, a bit of fettling here and there and things should change.
super post above.everyone knows danny is the best if not one of the best rink skips ever,his record speaks for itself.joes tactics were great.joe knew short jack was crucial and it paid off.danny back line play was superb.took jack on ditch line for 3.took bowl of and played plant to get 2 on back line.9th end danny plays super bowl to lay 1.every other end joe had danny taken out of game.joes tactics were 100% right.like above post this is what bowls are about,not bitching and huffin and puffin
ReplyDeleteI dont see danny coming back. Especially with the rules stated above. Great to see the young people gettin a chance stuart donnell playin in mens and Nicola coming into the ladies team. Its the young people who are the future of the zone so great to see them gettin chances to lead and hopefully move up positions in few years time.
ReplyDeleteplayed in du punt game tonite and yes as things turned out joe drew danny irish news ward.danny was in awesome form.saw ward play a wonder bowl which only ward can do.as everyone knows no one plays weight way ward can.joe lay 3shot and ward took the 3 out.bill holmes face was priceless.you could see the tension was still there from saturday.joes rink played well but dannys drawing and hitting was on form tonite.
ReplyDeletelynch you were awful,ward carried you,lol
could not resist that dig,game ended 14-9 to ward.
great post above it is the young people that are the future take the wining side from 97 for example how many good young bowlers we had there johnny moore stevie mc phillips troy deeny johnny lynch all great bowlers put them with the likes of danny jaz dermot paddy column joe eddie and you got yourself a hell of a team hence the victory in 97 i know it was a long time ago(and i have been around a while) but i think that was one of the best foyle sides ever and i know people say it was the team danny built but who cares get him back and working with the young ones again because to the best of my knowledge those young boys are no longer in the game and if they had of came through the foyle ranks they could still be great players for us i never got the chance to play zone bowls but its great to see the young ones getting there chance like young stuart and playing well like the young boys did in 97.
ReplyDeleteJust realised that i put my comment about last nights game under foyle wins shield, sorry, but would agree with above dannys bowl to turn that head was fantastic and im sure my face was a picture, would not go as far as to say that peter had a bad game i think we both were lacking after saturday, no excuses
ReplyDeleteGlad to see people realise that the future is with bringing on young players,Peter Eakin has been working at this for years and with little help from other senior players.as a young player it would have been good to see senior zone players take an interest.
ReplyDeletefunny to say only other person at juniors game in ballymoney was danny ward and i someone who had no one playing in it.why does danny and peter not get together and run the team,dannys coaching would be the icing on the cake.
ReplyDeletegoodluck peter hope you all win juniors
bill i was there and danny gave me great support in first half.as far as i know he was man with charlie behind decision to put team out the way we did,we should have had 5points but thats bowls.in my opinion i have never seen such a player as danny,yes an outstanding bowler but as a team man and clubman unreal.
ReplyDeletei heard alot about zone game on saturday between joe and danny,whats odds would have been offered for a rematch.
bill as for dannys performance it was just danny at his best.as for that bowl bill i could not beleive it,only word was sheer brillance.
i did not think it was possible but of course im not ward.the weight he can play baffles me.
i looked at the oppositions faces,they could not beleive it.barr and lynch were not that surprised as they know dannys capabilities.
for st finloughs this is a fantastic result which should keep us up.jk
ps lynch you wererubbish,your mate carried you,
ReplyDeletejk
away working all week and just back.yes zone game with joe and danny was good,maybe good is an under statement.when i was leaving the hall i said i bet the two meet again in league match next week and it will carry on from today.
ReplyDeletedanny iscapabe of beating anyone if he is up for it and i bet he needed no pick me ups for league match.by reports was close at start and the then cometh the hour cometh the man,ward who else.great to see bill give credit were credit is due,would love to have seen your face bill when danny took three bowls out.ward can be so quiet in a game and then comes a flash of brillance.after the flash in many occasions the games is won and fair play to bill he said this changed the game.bill just for record he dd the same to me in league match.
what a breath of fresh air ward has been to league
this season and be pity if he does not give league and zone another season